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Pope placed on gardening leave after accepting lucrative offer to join Islam

[SA Chris]

'kinnel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21455453

"South African police say a 26-year-old man has been arrested in at the home of Oscar Pistorius in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend"

He hasn't got a leg to stand on.

Sorry.

[SA Chris]

flavour of the moth

is it like chicken?

Only sparrow moths.

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Crikey!

'Chubby Checker sues Hewlett-Packard over app to measure penis size'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/14/chubby-checker-sues-hewlett-packard

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Some forthright advice for Madonna -

http://naijamayor.com/15-year-old-african-4-56/

“Yes, it’s true, I told Madonna to go f*** herself. Do you want to know why?” Dakarai asked. “It’s the same thing every time with these snobby rich Americans. Every once in a while they come to show us their support for the so-called eradication of poverty by adopting a child from a starving family, but they actually do more harm than good. Transracial international adoptions are part of the white savior industrial complex,” Dakarai explained.

And UKB's second favourite international pop sensation philanthropist doesn't escape censure either.

The 15-year-old also stated that he would say the same thing to any one of those American or European “faux humanitarian posers”, except for Bono, whom he said he would also kick in the groin.

[Jaspersharpe]

Disappointed Gordon "Mr" Sting didn't get a mention there.

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I though about adding that, but didn't want to deny anyone else the glory.

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I'm resisting reposting the mission to space/bottom of the sea cartoons, but only just.

[SA Chris]

In the comments section it seems it came from here, and some are believing it

http://www.theglobaledition.com/4-year-old-african-kid-tells-madonna-to-go-fuck-herself/

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Very erudite for a 4 year old. 

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I'm resisting reposting the mission to space/bottom of the sea cartoons, but only just.

Oh go on.

You know you want to.

[And if you don't it's almost a certainty that I will!]

[SA Chris]

Very erudite for a 4 year old. 

Its a spoof news site, unless a cow has actually resigned as India's most holy animal.

I think theglobaledition.com is a spinoff of The Daily Show Global Edition - the satirical Jon Stewart news thing.

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And here was me thinking the pope really had converted to islam!

I'm just amazed that people are drawn in by stuff like that, its like some people don't actually pay attention to what they are reading, if they'd actually clocked the reportage stating it was a 4 year old it should have rung some huge alarm bells.

[Oldmanmatt]

Very erudite for a 4 year old. 

Its a spoof news site, unless a cow has actually resigned as India's most holy animal.

HOLY COW BATMAN!!!!

Is the whole Horse meat saga an Indian plot to save the holy cow?

Is Pope Benedict actually an illicit meat trader on the sly, slipping away to avoid the scandal?

Does Joker realise Penguin's coating is only "Chocolate flavoured"?

Find out in the next thrilling episode...

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Roses are red.
Violets are glorious.
Buit please do not sneak
Upon Oscar Pistorius

[tomtom]

Roses are red.
Violets are glorious.
Buit please do not sneak
Upon Oscar Pistorius

What a leg-end..

[crimp]

Pistorious has copied the plot of a Columbo episode. Didn't work then either.

And if findus are making their beef lasagne from horsemeat, what the hell is that crap that slurries out of their crispy pancakes and burns peoples tongues? (Thank god i'm a veggie)

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Some perspective on the risks of 'contaminated' meat.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-uk-sells-arms-to-sri-lankas-brutal-regime-8498768.html

 

(Mark Thomas's "As used on the famous Nelson Mandella" is a very insightful read on this area, naively thought things might have improved since then, more fool me).

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Women! Know your place -

DO NOT TREAT YOUR WOMB LIKE A CLOWN CAR!

Be told!

http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/18/mother-of-11-gets-six-bed-custom-built-mansion-from-council-3502945/

Neighbours in Churchtown, near Gloucester, have reacted with anger to Tewkesbury borough council’s decision to build her a new home.

‘It’s a complete disgrace. She’s got way too many kids as it is. She treats her womb like a clown car,’ one said.

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Aaaargh!

I just despair.

These are the questions the jury put to the judge in the Vicky Price case.

Now. Before either anyone trained in law attempts to answer them, or follow the link to the story, how many of the others can you answer without needing legal guidance?


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9882943/Vicky-Pryce-jurors-given-further-directions-by-judge-in-speeding-points-case.html

I reckon I can answer 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

Q1. You have defined the defence of marital coercion on page 5 of the jury bundle and also explained what does not fall within the definition by way of examples. Please expand on the definition, provide examples of what may fall within the defence, specifically 'will was overborne' and does the defence require violence or physical threat?

Q2. In the scenario that the defendant may be guilty but there may not be enough evidence provided by the prosecution at the material time when she signed the notice of intent to prosecute to feel sure beyond reasonable doubt, what should the verdict be, not guilty or unable or not safe to bring a verdict?

Q3. If there is debatable evidence supporting the prosecution case can inferences be drawn to arrive at a verdict? If so can inferences/speculation be drawn on the full evidence or only where you have directed us to do so?

Q4. Can you define what is reasonable doubt?

Q5. Can a juror come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it?

Q6. Can we infer anything from the fact that the defence didn't bring witnesses from the time of the offence, such as the au pair or neighbours?

Q7. Does the defendant have an obligation to present a defence?

Q8. Can we speculate about the events at the time Miss Pryce sent the form or what was in her mind when she sent the form?

Q9. The jury is considering the facts provided but is continuing to ask the questions raised by the police. Given that the case has come to court without answers to these questions please advise on which facts in the bundle the jury should count on to determine a not guilty or guilty verdict

Q10. "Would religious conviction be a good enough reason for a wife feeling she had no choice i.e. she promised to obey her husband in her wedding vows, he ordered her to do something and she felt she had to obey?

(And a blinding response to 4, btw, your honour!)

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Do you also think that they touched a raw nerve when they sent the questions in?

Mr Justice Sweeney went on: “I want to repeat the absolutely vital importance of your following my directions of law to the letter and the fact that it is an equally important part of each of your individual duties to ensure that all of you do follow my directions of law to the letter.

“Without doing so, you are simply not in a position to reach a true verdict according to the evidence one way or the other.

“It is essential that each of you ensure that my directions of law are faithfully applied by all of you. If, for whatever reason, any one or more of you feel you do not understand my directions, then it would be wholly wrong to reach a verdict one way or the other.

“Equally, the duty of all of you is to ensure that no one of your number does reach a conclusion one way or another unless they are confident they are able to understand and follow to the letter my directions. It does come in some cases that jurors are simply not able to agree in sufficient numbers on the verdict.

“If, after further consideration, you find yourselves in a position where you are simply not able to agree, then you must of course have the courage to say so. I hope all that is clear.”

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Still going strong at  91

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Do you think the second half of this news story might just have been hacked into?

http://www.kinston.com/news/local/column-o-j-simpson-offers-olympic-murder-suspect-some-advice-1.99183

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Participate in scientific research... One line or two?